They want to ensure they miss as few photons – the smallest units of light – as possible. Professor Uta Schlickum and her research group at the Technical University of Braunschweig have therefore developed a unique microscope setup at the LENA Research Centre. They have now demonstrated that they can capture ten times more light than any other group in the world. This opens up new avenues for researchers to investigate tiny light sources that generate individual light particles and are considered building blocks for future quantum technologies. They want to ensure they miss as few photons – the smallest unit of light – as possible. Professor Uta Schlickum and her research group at the Technical University of Braunschweig have therefore developed a unique microscope setup at the LENA Research Centre. They have now demonstrated that they can capture ten times more light than any other group in the world. This opens up new avenues for researchers to investigate tiny light sources that generate individual light particles and are regarded as building blocks for future quantum technologies.
